Discussion papers
Incentivising the transition to soil health, regenerative farming practices
Leveraging blended finance for effective incentives design
Lead: KOIS Invest: Within the Horizon Europe project SoilValues, KOIS seeks to analyse how farmers can be better incentivised to improve soil quality and adopt viable soil-health business models. In this discussion paper we explore how to overcome the barriers to transitioning to soil-health practices through the lens of regenerative agriculture, a concept that increasingly resonates with a wide range of stakeholders and is inclusive of a diverse farmer community. Due to its accessibility and its focus on soil health outcomes, regenerative agriculture informs our data collection and analysis.
Knowledge base on the ecosystem services concept on technologies and data support systems for soil ecosystem services and on soil health business models.
Lead: ILVO: this report provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific knowledge, monitoring systems, technologies and business models related to soil ecosystem services. It reviews existing approaches to assessing and valuing these services, identifies 92 incentive programmes and 48 business models, and examines the potential of soil scanners, sensors, remote sensing and data platforms to support monitoring and verification. The report highlights current knowledge gaps and challenges, and provides recommendations to improve monitoring, data harmonisation and the development of effective soil-health reward schemes.
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